All,
I have an old Yaesu G-500A elevation rotator mated to a Yaesu G-800SDX and would like to use computer controll for both. They each have their own controller, but they do not have buit-in computer controll boards.
Idiom ( http://www.idiompress.com/rotorcard.html ) makes a board for the G-800SDX, but I can't find anything for the G-500A.
What would be the best inteface / boads to use with this set-up? The Yaesu GS-232 interface is a bit pricy and was wondering about an alternative. I use NOVA software for tracking.
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" dxdx@optonline.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 1:19 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Controll for old Yaesu Rotators
All,
I have an old Yaesu G-500A elevation rotator mated to a Yaesu G-800SDX and would like to use computer controll for both. They each have their own controller, but they do not have buit-in computer controll boards.
Idiom ( http://www.idiompress.com/rotorcard.html ) makes a board for the G-800SDX, but I can't find anything for the G-500A.
What would be the best inteface / boads to use with this set-up? The Yaesu GS-232 interface is a bit pricy and was wondering about an alternative. I use NOVA software for tracking.
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
Hi Tony K2MO
The G-500A like the KR-500 elevation rotators have only UP and DOWN manual switches and do not have relays into the controlbox to use it through computer control.
I did the modification inside a KR-500 controller using basically the same circuit of the G-5400
In a separate email I have sent to you the schematic diagram of it.
73" de
i8CVS Domenico
I believe that Nova supports the FOD-Track interface, which should work with the both rotors, AFAIK. The PC board is available from FAR Circuits www.farcircuits.net or you can breadboard it easily enough. The complete package of schematics, board layout, etc. is available to download from the AMSAT website.
George, KA3HSW
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" dxdx@optonline.net To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 6:19 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Controll for old Yaesu Rotators
All,
I have an old Yaesu G-500A elevation rotator mated to a Yaesu G-800SDX and would like to use computer controll for both. They each have their own controller, but they do not have buit-in computer controll boards.
Idiom ( http://www.idiompress.com/rotorcard.html ) makes a board for the G-800SDX, but I can't find anything for the G-500A.
What would be the best inteface / boads to use with this set-up? The Yaesu GS-232 interface is a bit pricy and was wondering about an alternative. I use NOVA software for tracking.
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
Be cautious with Idiom Press. I ordered one of their controllers advertised as "assembled and tested" a couple of months agoo. What I received was assembled MINUS the controller chip. Not sure how it was tested, if at all. I have made many requests for the missing part but nothing has been delivered in the 2+ months of waiting. Check out the complaints at eHam...
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org]On Behalf Of Tony Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 23:19 UTC To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Computer Controll for old Yaesu Rotators
All,
I have an old Yaesu G-500A elevation rotator mated to a Yaesu G-800SDX and would like to use computer controll for both. They each have their own controller, but they do not have buit-in computer controll boards.
Idiom ( http://www.idiompress.com/rotorcard.html ) makes a board for the G-800SDX, but I can't find anything for the G-500A.
What would be the best inteface / boads to use with this set-up? The Yaesu GS-232 interface is a bit pricy and was wondering about an alternative. I use NOVA software for tracking.
Thanks,
Tony -K2MO
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